Just awful. Such a huge benefit to so many. He made anything he did instantly enjoyable.

There was this Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin is wishing that he could have a soundtrack play along while he lived his life. I've thought about how awesome it would be to have Phil and Paul announcing your life as you lived it. Would make it epic.

Tragic. July will never be the same.
How did Phil out live Paul?
I wonder if Phil is going to hang up the headset.

This does screw up the natural order of things, right.? There were plenty of times Mrs. Plug and I would notice how Phil would repeat a familiar phrase:
“He’s like a big Diesel engine...”
And then Paul would correct him politely, or just move on with the play-by-play. I always figured the afternoon replay, (with the different announcers), was the interview process for the inevitable passing of the torch.
Well, it’ll be interesting, but it won’t be the same, and I’m sad.

I'd like to see them give Jens Voight or Christian Vande Velde a try with a preference for Voight. Not sure I could tolerate that much Bobke. I think Sherwen's repalcement will be someone already on the broadcast team. RIP Paul Sherwen.

You people and your pathetic celebrity idol worship. Every day for years and years Paul Sherwin looked right into the camera looked you right in the eyes and lied to you.
He knowingly and willfully lied to you and you ate it right up.
Oh but he’s on TV I like him. Fucking pathetic.
The real sad part is not that they sold you a lie, it’s that you so happily bought it.

For you slow people: They were doped to the gills and Phil and Paul knew it and they lied and lied.

This has nothing to do with Paul Sherwin it is about our society and the weak people who populate it.

Keep idolizing the people on the tv.

I enjoyed watching and listening to his little tidbits, but am not particularly saddened by the passing of an obviously dishonest man.

Lol like a bobble head announcer knows anything other than the event itself. In his position you report facts, not rumors or assumptions. The facts were not there, there were raids and investigations, but the whole sport (along with any other sport) was never going to admit what is really going on to keep their athletes in prime competitive shape. So yes he did what his bosses said. Don't speculate and keep the fans entertained. Smile and be happy you have a job that makes you famous mr magic voice.

Makes you sick huh? Seems like status quo since entertainment was invented to me.

Lol like a bobble head announcer knows anything other than the event itself. In his position you report facts, not rumors or assumptions. The facts were not there, there were raids and investigations, but the whole sport (along with any other sport) was never going to admit what is really going on to keep their athletes in prime competitive shape. So yes he did what his bosses said. Don't speculate and keep the fans entertained. Smile and be happy you have a job that makes you famous mr magic voice.

Makes you sick huh? Seems like status quo since entertainment was invented to me.

Notwithstanding the point that an announcer's only job is to make the action on the TV exciting and informative, there's little doubt that the likes of Phil and Paul were/are aware of pervasive doping in cycling and soccer and long distance running and nordic skiing and tennis an duh.

Also, Mayo didn't snag a musette. Lance did and took down Mayo as a result.

El K, maybe they knew or (IMO more likely) they engaged in voluntary ignorance and denial. So what? They are play-by-play artists, not the fucking DEA.

Phil gave hints that he's looking to retire soon.

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Yeah, Roll and Liggett did the Vuelta this year, seemed to get along.

It went better than I had expected. I anticipated that Bobke would drive me nuts, but his commentary was pretty good, not the usual Bobke goofy shtick.

BTW, very exciting Vuelta this year! IMO, 2018 was by far the most entertaining year for the Grand Tours in recent years: Froome's comeback in the Giro, GT's surprise win of the Tour and Simon Y winning a whacky back-and-forth Vuelta for the UK sweep.

It went better than I had expected. I anticipated that Bobke would drive me nuts, but his commentary was pretty good, not the usual Bobke goofy shtick.

I was going to say something like this. He took on a different roll, (ha, just noticed this on re-reading), for this job, it seems, which was good. His Bobke persona is a thing, but he didn't use that, or do that for his announcing with Phil.

And whatever, ElKan. I am sad that I will not get to hear his announcing any more. I liked it. Hardly hero worship.